I moved my hand to shield my eyes from the rays of golden light shooting out from in front of me. A dense crowd of riders gathered in their battle formation at the main plaza of the city, the Candle Dragon guild emblem proudly floating above their shoulders. I squinted my eyes to get a better view of the mounts and gasped in shock. Those squiggly, writhing mounts were actually gigantic snakes! These golden vipers had raised their heads and arched their backs upright so that a knight could ride on them.

Ssssss….

The collective hissing sounds of these vipers were enough to make one’s skin crawl. However, the elite magic knights of the Candle Dragon were perfectly calm as they gripped their swords in one hand and held on to the ferocious snakes’ heads with the other. Even though the snakes wore helmets, their movements were not hindered in the slightest. The snakes looked positively disgusting and frightening as their tails slithered and tangled with each other every time they moved.

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"What kind of mount is that? It’s super disgusting!!" Heaven’s Rain made a vomiting sound. Frowning deeply, she asked, "Big Brother Lu Chen, can we not fight against these disgusting things?"

I shook my head and replied, "Unfortunately not. It looks as if these riders are Candle...